Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-10-26

THE saloons are becoming aggressive.
They have the money and mean to
control the legislation in their interest.
To this and a new party has been
created known as "The Personal
Liberty Party" whose prime object is
to do away with the christian Sabbath
because the laws restrict the sale of
liquors on that day. The two largest
states, Pennsylvania and New York
are agitated by the uncertain result
the Liberty Party may make in the
election. The Independent, of New
York, in referring to that state says:
The saloon has become so agrees
sive in this state this fall that no good
citizen can afford to remain passive or
Indifferent. 1t has thrown down the
gauge, and those who would be count
ed among its enemies cannot choose
but take it up. II asks, it demands,
through a convention of German socie-
ties held at Albany recently, that a
law shall be passed at Albany allow
ing grOggeries' to open Sunday after
noon at two O'Clock and remain open
till midnight. All candidates who are
not in favor of this concession are to
be opposed at the polls at the election
next month. All who are in favor of
maintaining the present restrictions as
well as all who demand local option
or further restriction are to be defeated
if possible by the Friends of liberty"
The convention claims to represent
$1,000 votes, and as a matter of course
all the brewers, distillers and saloon
keepers are in the movement. The
purpose is to strike down the Sabbath,
to open the gates of hell on that day,
and let loose the demons of darkness 4.
to open schools of Satan in opposition
to Sunday-school and church services ::
to make of this one quiet and sacred
day of the week day of rioting and
disorder and drunkenness. This is
what is demanded of our legislators.
and the elections are to be so conduct
ed as to insure this result. A large
corruption fund has been raised. and
it will be used without reserve and
without conscience to elect a Rum leg
islature.
What are the order-loving Sab
bookkeeping citizens of the State of
New York going to do? Will they
sit still and allow this gigantic Rum
power to have its own way? Will
they divide their strength by a child
ish quarrel over methods and let the
Saloon triumph over them? We hope
that common sense will return to the
divisiOnists before it is too late to serve
in this campaign.
The simple thing to do is to unite
IN the support of men who are pledged
not to surrender the Sabbath, not Weld
a single point to the saloon of men
who are pledged to oppose and fight
the saloon and restict and destroy it.
So far as Republican candidates are
thus pledged let them be earnestly
supported. So far as they are not thus
pledged let them be defeated. Where
Republican candidates are not right
on this question let all unite in the
support OF .A. u-c who is right be
he Democrat or Third Party man. ANY
other course in presence of the danger
now threatening US is foolish and
wicked. Party feeling is a snare if it
stands in the way of unity of effort in
the defense of the Sabbath against the
saloon. Party is nothing when a great
principle like this is at stake, and we
hope that men will act like men. in this
issue whether they call themselves
Republicans, Democrats, or Third
Party PrOhibitiOnists.
I'VE are glad to see thai the
churches are being reused. The minis
tiers Of all denominations IN ALBANY
are taking up the cause of the Sabbath
both in the pulpit and out of the null
pit, and the ministers Of this city met
on Monday Of this week to confer to-
gether as to the best course to pursue,
No minister and no church within the
bounds Of the state can afford to re.
main silent in an issue like this. II
those who believe in the Sabbath and
have the good Of society at heart will
stand shoulder to shoulder in this
crisis, without regard to party or sect
the saloon and its impertinent demands
will be over whelmed with storm o.
popular indignation at the Novembel
polls"
Senator Hiscock in a speech las
week in New York said:
The personal liberty party hal
Dceu DIEduiLEGM 70 open saloons OF
Sunday. Encouraged by Governor
Hills vetoes Of the temperance billl
passed By the Republican Legislature
the liquor men are now pushing thu
Democratic party to the passage Of
law opening the saloons on Sunday
All Republicans in the legislature las
winter passed the Vedder Tax bill. i
would have reduced our State taxation
$500, 900, but Governor Hill vetoed it
He vetoed it, and now should like I,
call the attention Of your Prohibition
lists to the fact that the trewers, distill
ers and liquor-dealers have this IS, 500,
600 in their pockets to spend in thr
election Of Democratic members Of TN
Legislature pledged to vote for Law
opening the saloons on Sunday. Tn
clergymen are taking hold Of this. Tn
late assaults on our Christian Sabbatl
by the liquor-dealers have aronsel
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